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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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